Happy Sunday! My goal for Round 3 of A Round of Words in 80 Days is to write another 10,000 words on my unfinished fantasy manuscript. I did the math and that averages to 125 words a day. Since Wednesday I’ve made some movement in the right direction. I’m behind. It’s still early though, so… Continue reading ROW80 Sunday Check-in – July 24th
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ROW80 – Midweek Check-In 7/20/11
I feel guilty. I didn’t do my Sunday update and I didn’t write anything new this week. I know the point of ROW80 is to be able to have a life while meeting your writing goals. There will be more progress this week. If not, you can call me a yellow-bellied gecko. Goal: 10,000 Words… Continue reading ROW80 – Midweek Check-In 7/20/11
ROW80 – Midweek Check-in 7/13/11
I did write a first draft of a short story this week but those words don’t count towards my ROW80 goal. My ROW80 goal is to add another 10k words to an unfinished fantasy novel I’ve been working on. Although I’m behind I’m still happy because I’m making progress. Goal: 10,000 Words Words Written: 619 Progress: Behind… Continue reading ROW80 – Midweek Check-in 7/13/11
ROW80 – Sunday Check-in 7/10/11
Happy Sunday! My goal for Round 3 of A Round of Words in 80 Days is to write another 10,000 words on my unfinished fantasy manuscript. I did the math and that averages to 125 words a day. Knowing myself, some days will be more and some days will be less. Goal: 10,000 Words Words… Continue reading ROW80 – Sunday Check-in 7/10/11
ROW80 – Midweek Check-in 7/6/11
Happy Wednesday! My goal for Round 3 of A Round of Words in 80 Days is to write another 10,000 words on my unfinished fantasy manuscript. I did the math and that averages to 125 words a day. Knowing myself, some days will be more and some days will be less. So far so good.… Continue reading ROW80 – Midweek Check-in 7/6/11
June 2011
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in June: 0 Rejections in June: 0 Submissions sent out in June: 0 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 1 This month I took a conservative approach to my submissions. I wrote some new flash fiction in May. Instead of sending them out right away… Continue reading June 2011
A Round of Words in 80 Days
Earlier this year one of my twitter friends was using the #ROW80 hashtag. She was participating in A Round of Words in 80 Days and giving links to her update posts. In addition to blog posts she was tweeting about it. It was my plan to take part in the last round but I’m making… Continue reading A Round of Words in 80 Days
April 2011
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in April: 0 Rejections in April: 0 Submissions sent out in April: 0 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 1 In April I took a workshop on plotting with Tina Gerow. She gave some examples of different techniques and we tried one or… Continue reading April 2011
March 2011
Happy April Fool’s Day! It was a holiday my family never celebrated which is surprising.  Aren’t older brothers supposed to be full of hijinks and pranks? Maybe they were too well behaved or I didn’t take pranks well. These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in March: 0 Rejections… Continue reading March 2011
February 2011
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in February: 0 Rejections in February: 1 Submissions sent out in February: 2 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 1 February brought me a Flash Fiction workshop taught by the knowledgeable Jim Harrington. I’m so thankful I’ve only experienced generosity and helpfulness from… Continue reading February 2011